escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
this world; this life; world of the living
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
peace talks; peace negotiations
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
priority; order of precedence
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
particularly; only; in the case of
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
equality; impartiality; evenness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove